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New Candidates Declare for Mount Kisco Election
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - It looks like the upcoming Mount Kisco elections will be contested after all. In March, Democrats endorsed seven-term Trustee Karen Schleimer and party chair Tom Luzio for the two open seats on the Village Board.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Now throwing their hats in the ring are Braille Diaz and John Mullen, who've confirmed that they will run as a team on the independent Village Inclusive Party line. (There are no Republican candidates.) The young challengers told The Mt. Kisco-Bedford Times on Sunday, May 26, that while they’ve already secured enough...
Hoboken Honors Over Two Dozen Firefighters with 2024 Valor Awards
HOBOKEN, NJ - The City of Hoboken honored more than two dozen of its firefighters prior to the Memorial Day Parade as is tradition at the 2024 Hoboken Fire Department Valor Awards. The private ceremony took place at City Hall as the firefighters were honored before their families and peers for their dedication, service, and courage dating back to 2019. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The awards honor Captains, Battalion Chiefs, Firefighters, and Dispatchers for their outstanding professionalism and often life-saving measures in many situations including major fires, car accidents, medical emergencies, and building...
Fallen signal wire to blame for NJ Transit suspension, Murphy mad
🚉The NE Corridor & North Jersey Coast Line were suspended Wednesday afternoon. 🚉Gov. Phil Murphy demanded Amtrak address its "equipment vulnerabilities" NJ Transit riders had a better commute Thursday morning after a complete suspension of service on the Northeast Corridor and the North Jersey Coast Line on Wednesday but it was not good enough for Gov. Phil Murphy who blasted Amtrak on his social media.
Teaneck civil rights activist Lacey receives award from Museum of the City of New York
TEANECK — Resident and civil rights activist Theodora Smiley Lacey has received the Clara Lemlich Award from The Museum of the City of New York. The award celebrates the lives of women with decades of social activism who have enabled "real and lasting world change." Lacey, 92, has been...
Executive VP of Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Tells the Town Council About Its Mission
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Stanlee Stahl, the Executive Vice President of Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) spoke at the May 21 town council meeting. Mayor Susan McCartney introduced her. “Stanlee showed up in my office and gave me this beautiful book about individuals that risked their own lives to help people during the Holocaust over 80 years ago.” She continued, “This foundation has been remembering and supporting those Christians and Muslims and every nationality that helped other individuals. I thought that was just a glorious story.” McCartney mentioned that May is National Jewish American Month, so...
New Jersey has one of the worst places for bed bug infestations
Did anyone else’s parents tuck them in as child by saying “Good night. Sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite” and did it leave you with a fear of bed bugs from that point on?. Just me? Oh cool. Well residents of one New Jersey...
Belleville Awarded a $78,312.59 Clean Communities Grant from the DEP to Fight Local Litter
BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville will be receiving a $78,312.59 Clean Communities grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) Solid Waste Division. The annual Clean Communities grants help municipalities and counties across New Jersey promote volunteer and paid clean-up events, purchase equipment, support enforcement activities and educational opportunities. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “We are always looking for ways to push Belleville toward a cleaner, greener future,” said Mayor Michael Melham, a regular panelist at the annual NJCCC seminar in Atlantic City. “Our Department of Public Works conducts numerous programs...
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